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u ' i. THE WEATHER Cloudy; possible showers. Tho Mcstatro of the Tlaga. White Knir weather. Jim ttuln or snow. Uluck trlniinulnr Above white. Ww,"r.r l,,:,?w w,,l,e. colder. White with black center Cold. Boosters at Salem Were Forced to Admit Superiority of Medford Club Medford Mail Tribune Circulation MAIL TRIBUNE'S CIRCULA TION YESTERDAY WA1 2975 JTCTII YEAR. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1910. No. 217. MEDFORD COMMERCIAL CLUB HIGHLY PRAISED BY BOOSTERS MEET OF LEAGUE GREAT SUCCESS SAYS MALBOEUF CONGRESSMEN Secretary of Local Club Is Greatly Pleased by Outcome at Salem Says Medford Club Is More Wide ly Known Throughout U. S. CALIFORNIA TO BE INCREASED "Tim meeting of. the. Oregon De velopment league was tm unqualified success in nil that the term im plies," says C. A. Mulboouf, secre tary of tho Medford Cominerei.il elul), who has just returned from Salem, where ho attended tho meet ing of the league as a representative of tho Medford Commereial club. Tho meeting wiib largely attended, neany livery district in Oregon was represented, besides tho Southwest Washington league, which has been inndu a member of tho Oregon body. There was represented at tho meet ing the entire press of Portland, all1 the principal magazines of the eoast, including Sunset, a special represen tative of Success Magazine, thu Ad Men's association, Portland; lloise. Idaho, Commercial club; South Idaho Development leugue, Tacoma, Wash., chamber of commerce, and among other men of note, Francis J. Hopo,' of the California development board. Among railway officials repre sented was Howard Klliolt, president of the Northern Pacific, and Yi other officials of tho Hill lines, in cluding general passenger agents mid other high officials. When seen Friday morning and asked concerjIiiiL' the meeting, Mr M.ilbnouf said; "While there were no resolution passed, which was contrary to the sense of the meeting, 1 feel, and I think every dolcgatao at the meeting should feel, that great good was ac complished in many ways, and es pecially along the line of publicity, how to best and most effectually do it; how to keep commercial bodies together and the importance of working ported accord with each other. I mean by this, if wr can lo cale the homeseeker or investor, to nat-ist our neighbor in doing so. "1 do not say so egotistically, but 1 am honest in my belief that the Mudfoid Commercial club hns fowei powhuits than any other commer cial body in tho state. The Medfoid Commercial club, as I stated to the meeting, and which statement stag gored (hem, raised .flill.OIK) last year, or $7 per capita, while the Portland (lub raised only ipJO 0,000, or loss lliiui $!.."() per capita, giving Mud ford a strong lead as a commercial body. I gave the league our method of keeping thu Commercial club to gether, our methods of publicity ami let them know that the fact that wc loud all Oregon cities in publicity, including Portland, which fact is ud luilU'd by the secretary of tin league; that wo did not propose to he satisfied with that, but intended to outdo ourselves in thu future. The most important fuature brought be fore the league was the hanging ol publicity mutter. Too much ham- mi: on ono thing to -the detriment ot other resources is no longer consid ered a good policy, and I heartily approve of the uhange. "TIh Oregon Development leugue wum orgauited in J 00 1, a small body then, bat inuo that time it has been iiiNlrinnentjtl in organizing and hold ing together for publicity purpose commercial bodies in all counties ot the -late of Oreuou, and iuciudiue tin- Southwest Washiugton Develop- ;i league at Chuhalis. The line of floors of tho league , i, -elctd. ehuimos being made in lb vtee-presidoHU, wk-U-h i..ur ii number, Judge William being i lpid lit the Southern diiir. i . ..iw '!-". U U enly fair to i . M. i'.'id, s a oommnuitT, (l i i r ir vmt o fHilvortwimr .... nt i pre of the United .li.ii . v town in Qresoa, i ,i in - x. erted." Census Gives State Population of 2,377,540, an Increase of 60.1 Per Cent Over 1900 Nearly 900,000 More Titan Ten Years Aflo. JOHN R. M'LEAN PINHO WOULD S UCGEED WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 2. Tho population of tho state of Cali fornia is 2,377, r09, according to a bulletin glvon out by tho census bu renu todaj. California's Increaso is C0.1 por cent, or 892,4 9C. Under the present apportionment tho state will receive four now congressmen. Tho census ot California In 1900 was 1,485.053. Tho 1910 flcuroa. thorefore, show an Increaso of 892, 49C during tho past decado. Tho censtiB gathered by tho stato and nnido public on January 1, 1908, placed California's population at 1, 800,000, which if correct shows a gain of 22 months of 577,549. Tho 1900 census gave California tho rank of tho'2lBt in the list of the states, tho other states In tho million class being: North Carollnn, 1,893, 810; New Jersey, 1.883.CG9; Virgin la, 1,854.184; Alabama, 1,828,097; Minnesota, 1,751,394, and Mississip pi, 1,551,270. As tho 1910 census of theso states has not been announced, It Is Impos sible to state tho present rank of California, but it is believed It has climbed up In tho list. Tho first census of California was taken In 1850, when tho population was 92.597; 1SC0. 379,994; 1S70, 500,247; 1SS0, SGI. 09.1; 1890, 1.-208,130. DICK 9 SENATE Claims That Ho Is Legally a Resi dent of Ohio, Although Ho Has Not Voted There in the Past Twelve Years. T GREAT BATTLE YET MAY GET A I FOR INSURGENTS TO WAGE SAYS NORMS A 8 "Majority Report" on Secretary Bal linflcr May Severely Criticize Ex Forcstcr Believed That Senate Will Accept Majority Report When It Is Made. WORKING MEN ARE BUNCOED Appeal to Sheriff to Aid Them Em ployment Concern Ships Them tt Klamath Falls, But No Work l Found There. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dee. '.- JoJui It. McLean, owner of the Cin cinnati Enquirer and the Washington Post, who for nine years has lived in Washington, not voting in Ohio, is expected formally to announce his candidacy for tho United States seuatorship from Ohio, to succeed Senator Charles Dick, whoso term expires next March., McLean has long had un eye on tho Hcnatorship, and for tho past few months is snid to have consid ered the question of euloriiitr the" race for the toga. It is said by his close friends hero that he has' fin ally determined that, ho will make the race, and his formal announce ment of the fact, it ,U expected, will ho made in his Cincinnati newspa per. Although ho has lived in Washing ton for a number of years and has not voted in Cincinnati, ho has re tained his legal residence in Ohio, he maintains, and is qualifcd to be come a senator. His Washington residence he regards in the same light as that of other persons who live hero, yet who retain legal dotni ilo In other parts of tho coiintrv and nre never questioned when thev "go home to vote." Ii -m f ask your friends to find a r rr want advwtliw. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Dec. ''. Nine working men appealed to Sheriff Hitmen nndiii turn wore soul to District Attorney Kuykendall foi relief, as they had been shipped ih here from San Francisco and Port land to work on tho railroad con tract north of Klamath Falls, which wiib closed down a low days ago. When thoec men arrived here they found they could gel absolutely nothing to do. Krickson & Potor sou, thu Southern Pacific contract ors, had closed down their work on thu railroad grade for tho winter and shipped all their stock out ol California to bo pastured for tho winter. Some of theso iiiuu claimed that they had come all tho way from Sail Francikuo without having any food siuco leaving there, and there was not as much as a dollar among the whole bunch. Thoy were hungry and cold and appealed to the officers in a body for something to eat and to sue if those ropoiisiblo for thorn be ing here could not bo forced to fur null transportation for them hack to California, where thoy can live easier and where it is not so cold and disagreeable. They eluiiu to have appealed to thu contractor, who absolutely refused to do any thing far them. As h oonsoquouee (ho dint riot at torney and sheriff took tht entire niuy men and made arrangements tor I hem to oat at h reataurtuit and are goiws to put the matter up to the county court, which will be ox-IKn-ted to pay the bill. District At torney Kiiykoudall state that noth ing; cau be done to force the rail rmul wimpaoy by law to take the wwt Uttek to California, but that be had notified tke MtMUJtuy Hot to honor aoy more for men being kr for railroad work. Tkir FRISCO FIRM LOWEST BIDDER ON SHIP WASHINGTON. J). I'., Dec. 2. The Union Iron Works of San Fran cisco and the Moruu company of Seal tie were tho only opposing bid ders for the construction of u now collier for tho United States navy when tho bids were opened today. Tho San Francisco concern's hid urohubly will be accepted, nltlmudi their price was .f l.tillll.nnn ngainsl f!)87.0()() for tho Seattle firm. The Mornn company hid. the officials sav. wn not according to the specifications. WASHINGTON', D, C, Dec. 2. -A majority of thu members of tho Hal- llngor Investigating' committee are roported today to bo considering tho advisability of censuring formor Chief Forester Glfford Plnchot In tho "majority roport" on Secretary I3al llngcr that soon will bo forthcoming. Senators Hoot, Sutherland and Flint, and Representatives McCall and Olmstend conforrcd this nftor noon, and it Is understood that tho majority report will exonerate llal- Ilngcr and crltlclso I'lncliot and oth ers who accused tho secretary of tho Interior. Tho minority mombors of tho com mittee nro preparing a roport, and It Is expected that most of tho Insurgent committeemen will support the minority. Supporters, of Halllngor assort that thorcl s no doubt but that tho senate will accept tho majority roport. PORK DROPS BUT EGGS GO ON UP One Offsets Other, So Increased Cost of Llvinn Is Maintained No Change, in Price of Other Meats in Medford. WASHINGTON, I). C, Dec. 2. That tho fight started at the last ses sion of congress over the method of appointing tho committees of the liouso of representatives will be olio of the uotablo battles of tho coming session Is tho belief ot CoiiBresman Georgo W. Norrls, tho Nohraska In surgent leador, who arrlvod today to proparo for tho struggle Norrla be lieves that tho coming short session will bo ono ot tho most Important In tho history of tho Insurgent move ment, and that on tho victories to be won will dopend lurgoly tho futtiro of tho progressives. "This Is to bo a big session for In surgency," said Norrls. "Tho coun try Is behind us. In tho olectlon whonovor tho progressives supported a clean platform thoy won." Tho fight which Is expected to open the Insurgent campaign Is over tho appointment of committees of tho house Just before tho eloso ot tho last session Norrls Introduced a res olution for tho appointment of n mltteo was to bo divided according to geographical division. Tho com mltteo Includes 20 members. Thoro aro 12 geographical divisions for tho majority party and eight for tho mi nority. Tho commlttco on commit tees hns power to nanio all tho other committees, Including that on rules. Tho resolution providing for this plan created a sensation last year, when It wns Introduced, but wns not pushed becauso It was feared that It would mean a fight on Cannon, and a rally of tho regulars against tlfo Insurgents that would greatly pro long tho session, then about to ad journ. . Slaco tho closo of tho last congress Norrls Is said to havo dono much "missionary" work In favor of the Idea. Leading Insitrgonts nro said to havo been enlisted In tho fights and nro ready to back tho plan. Tho In surgents, It Is believed, will endoavpr to hnvo tho resolution ndoptod short ly after the session begins and tho committees of tho houso named In STRIKE OF ENGINEERS M 1 E Brotherhood is Voting on Matter Over Entire Country Result Will Be Known December 10, When Ballots Aro Opened In Chicago Over 45,000 Engineers Affect!. commlttco on comniltteos. This com-1 accord with tho plan. MEXICAN REVOLUTIONISTS MM ATTACK AMERICANS A drop of two cents a pound in pork was registered in .Medford dur ing the past week, and pork chops may once agilin adorn the tables ol Medford folk. Hut don't get wildly excited, Arabella, for eggs have made it up by climbing up the laddei '2V cents u dozen. No change si registered in the price of nnv other ineatn. Vomi tables remain stationary, but apples Itogno River apples are on the downward path. So one can hav' his pork chops and lried apples uou. Kh PASO, Tex., Dec. 2. That the Mexican revolutionists have been or dered to attack Madora, n colony of American citizens In tho state of Chi Iiuahiiu, Is the roport that Is caus ing considerable uneasiness hero. Al though tho rebels, who nro drilling In the neighborhood of Madera, havo promised that thoy will not molest the American colony, refugees who arrlvod today say that tho people of Madera fear that an attack Is secretly planned. U. Mnllory Tumor, a line man working for tho Pearson com pany, nszcrts that ho Intercepted a message being scut over the who or dering the Insurgonts to ntlack Ma dera. ( Dread of an attack Is also folt In tho city of Chlliunliua. Tho mer chants apd Imnkors thoro, apprehen sive that the rebels would sack the city should an attack bo made, hnvo shipped largo quantities of coin to tho United States. Much of It Is now lu HI Paso. Half a million dollars In Mexican currency hns arrived from Chihuahua during tho week. Revolutionary sympathizers hnvo surrounded tho Chlsos mliio near Marathon, Tex. Tho mines unci sup piles nro In danger. It la bollovcd that tho supplies will bo sent to the rebels In Mexico. ENGLISH NEW DIRECTOR FIRST NATIONAL BANK Charles M. Knglish of, this city has been elected a director in thu First National bank of Modfnrd. Mr. Fimlish was- formerly a prominent ami influentiiil citizen of North Da- uw JOHN D. OIWEEL BLAZED A TRAIL FOR WESTERN GROWN FRUIT ACROSS THE ATLANTIC Walter F. Wochlkc, )rt the Saturday Evening Post Tells Story of OlWell's Initial Step. The manner in which John D. 01 well of this city blazed the trail for western fruit ncio the Atlantic, establishing the superiority of Am-oricau-grouu apple and pears over tho choicest specimens of Kutopuaii orchards, is told in an article ap pearing in this weeka inane of the Saturday Kveniug 1W under tiie caption, "Short Cuts From Farm to Mai kot," from the pen of Walter F. Woehlke, n recognized authority on marketing of iruit and J'nrm prod ucts. .Mr. Woehlko says: "Quantity, iizo. overpowering iiium, the buperlative oxprooewd in seven figure, have hmtn Kurupu strongest impreiion of American netivitie and product. The bigne.. of thingu in the New World hub over been the wonder of tho Old. Some how, though, thu admiration of th ize and quuntity of things Ameri can wafc always mued with u blight dudain) its open txprtMiou wa u- uolly qualified with a Mint English Prejudice for European Grown Fruit and Opened Up New Market. Hivor valley of Suulhcrn Oregon, Overcame whose energy not mily blazed the trail for western tiuit uorontt th Atlantic, hut who also established tun superiority ot American-grown i npplos and pears over the olioiest " ' specimens of KuroH-au orchards bvl "'What's a pound and a shilling thu fire teat, in whili tho Anmrieatv worth In rual money?' ho asked at fruit panned out the highoat wi- tho bank. eentago of lino g"hl. J " 'About flvo dollars to tho pound "Some seven or eight years two and two blu for u shilling,' enmo tho Olwell hoard a ruunii ooneuriihig the answer. 'What's up, John? Did u reported sale of a -liipmeiit of Ore- rich KngllHh undo doe?' gon Newtown Pippin apple in I.on- " 'Much obliged. No by old uncle don. Though he cxild never eon-oor there is still ullvo. I Just wnut firm tho rumor, hi imagination WHd to find out how much I had com uroiiHed anil he ilclerutiiiud to aso for. lug from him,' said Olwoll; and once himself whether u market for Oregon jmoro he translated the Hugllsh our fruit could be esluldished in Unit- roncy terms Into dollars ami cents, land. Thonich he idu all over the Tbu result con firmed his suspicions, valley hunting for a son of Albion,, Homewhoro along the lino a mistake who might put him in (ouch with a london commission houso. he could not procure the jutoririMlioii. Per hMi a .ondon anr would hsp him out. He wrote; and in due time lly unlit and addntsu of a firm wan mai must have boon made In tramtmlttlng tho figure. Here ho had bsun getting seventy to ninety cents a bushel box far yvars; tlila cablegram said the aanio apple had brought throe dol lars a box on thoo thar side. Some- him. That fall Olwell ooiiafcriuiil two! body must have Kotteti off wrong. carload of Xwtown Pippins to Ho- Olwell said nothing ami watted for lindou lions and waited. I the letter. It cm me, and tho draft It "Six week later Olwell rooalvod a, carried railed for the same Includible cablegram aunoum-lug the sale of bis' amount. Still afraid of waking up Kurupe did out believe that Ameriua Uhldes and Matin thu proceeds In of receiving a cablegram rectifying would ever reach it taodard ol Pounds and shillings. ' tbo mUHako Olwell curried tho draft Mimtity. That this Kuropwtu notion i not well founded, at luaat ao far " 'J gueaa I mut be a little rusty around for never I days before It on lateraallonal oxrhaNgg muttered dared cash It. Once the thrao-dollar A - - -- .... . . - ... . ... a AiMtrM-en fruit i dodmmmiL wa uwl' "r calculations mwjnn un dream uad become a concrete renlltr. proved by the eulerume of .John D.jbour aad eoriln wany a gquaro i he not bitty. The next ywtr ho apploa Olwll, h frttilfrower in tUa Itowixard of white imper. j wre left In Ute vally for aluftty- kota, where ho yet holds largo prop erty interests, Ho has resided about two years in the Rogue Kivcr valley mid is ono of the foremost amonc many capitalists who hnvo made .Medford their home in reuunl years. Mr. Fnglih lewidoa in u beautiful home on South Oakdale iiveiiuo mid has large iiiostiiieuts in this cits and alley. Hi eoiineetioii with the Fir-t National hank of this city is nu honor both to the bunk and to hhuxclf. Tin is the firat change that bus occurred in tho directorate of the First National since it be gan business hi June, Jlluft. "Darn the Flan" Is Order. WASIIINOTON, Doe. 'J. "Darn the Aiuerioaii flag," is the latest or der of the iidmiiiistrnlioit. P.dwnrd Kverutt Halo's hero was enl to sea for life for putting it only u shade stronger than that, hut, for the em ployes who will obey the new injunc tiou there will be nothinic but prm The new order are in line with tin government's policy of letreiichtiu-iit nml by tho atnrry banners tliut lly every day from the alaffa of thou siiihIm of government building throughout thu laud will ha worn to frimlo before Ihuv oiui he replaced with now out. Now the flair ie to bo dnrtied. When "Old tilery" shows irn of the wear anil tear of the rippJuiK brseme it will be sent to the repair hep, Tha mcielmut who fails to make it pay iu to teud bta ads will fAl to make turkeei4uj( (tay. eut buy en. Olwoll took over the eatlro crop and shipped It to London as faat as the apples wore picked, anxious to Increase tho gold Imports. "As the NVwtown Pippin, a Kreen yellow tipple, bad captured London, so tbo Bpilxeuberjf captured Now York. Under the stimulus of high bids from tku fruit eentera of tho womrld, many young quality oichards are rising everywhere in the sage brush country and tho clearings of tko far west." SAN FRANCISCO, Cul., Dec. 'J.- The striko lefeioiiduln nov being token umoiig the engineers of west ern railroads 'probably will result in Indorsement of tho strik proposition according to labor leaders hero this afternoon who have been watching tho vote and talking with tho men. Labor lcadora say that tha vote Iiuh been conducted wifh great seureov and that tho only way to judge the way the poll irf going is by talking Villi thu men mid getting their sen timent. That tho vote of the engineers of Southern Oregon was 82 pur cunt in favor of tt strike was not surprising to londors. They were surprisod. howovor, that an intimation of the actual rosult hud been given out, as the vote has beoir conducted with the utmost Bcurucy, hut they declared the result indicated the evident sen timent among tho men, at least on Pacific! const roads. .1. S. McCarthy, chairman of tha legislative board of the llretherkood of Locomolivo F,ifglnoer of the dis trict of California, gave it as lib opinion that tho men would voto In favor of a strike. 'This is only my jpdi vicinal opin ion," McCarthy said, "but J bolioyo the engineers will strongly favor u strike, although tho poll will not bo disclosed until tho result is tabulat ed in Chicago." Tho poll of tho oinrlncorH- botruu some months ago, when thu rnilroads refused Jo grant thu demands of the engineers for an increaso in wagos. After the roads had definitely refus ed the propositions made by Iho en giucers, the vote on n striko order was authorized. Since flio various locals have hcuu voting, Tho results of Iho ballots aro cal d mid forwarded to thu headquar ters of thu brotherhood in Chicago, uhoro tho rosult is tubulated. Tho voto will bo closed Jiy Doc-umber JO pud tho ballots in the bands of the Chicago officials. It is expected that the iabiihitioii will 'ie completed on that day. About J.",0U0 engineers nro affected. t . SACIIA.MHNTO. ul Dan. 2. PuiBiiiint to the general ordor issued by tho Hrothorhood of Locomotive Kugiuuora that a rufereiidum vote bo taken in nil thu divisions of the or dor throughout tho wostem states to determine the sentiment of the cn tinoorH oward the proKised general drikc of railway men on (II wostorn lilies, (he Sacrnineiil,i branch has been taking a pull. & PRINTERS WILL GIVE GRAND BALL Local Union Completes Arrange ments for Grand Ball and Supper at Natatorium on Evcnlnu of January 2. The membera of Mudfoid Typo-il! graphical Union, No, -Coil, havo cumi- rrtu ,jtl iHMIIlgVIIIVIMB 1UI tl iiliOlU . hall ami supper at thu Natatorium hall on the night of January 2, 11)11. This Imll will bo oue of tho featured" of (he sunhon, as tho members of the art pt'osorviiUvo aro entertain er of high onlor and will do all tjmt can he done to make tho evening pleasant ami to rei'luot credit upon themselves and the djfforept coil corn which they represent. llazuhijr's orchestra has been se cured to furnish the muU tii)d (ho qiread will he Inid by an experienced ditf. m :xhv. dHuH ,mn Pi 'fm teAft-Jl -k 1 LljtM, , Jt."' 1 'V ----.ii1j i.m.i i A&.,msmi .. latfk'iiii! fifirin'ii'nHHI- tiMt ''&-&'i .'Saii IIIN IMF lihll I JTal antiKUBBWiiTTrrmiirn- "Mf 1